Monday, October 22, 2007

.We left the plains behind (but not the festivals, they're everywhere) and got to a nice place with smiling king people. Darjeeling (I like saying the name) has a mix of nepalese, tibetan, hindu and other denominations and origins. It is high up in a cloud forest, and has ferns, a plant I really like. From some rooftoops on a clear morning you can see the Katzendonga (probably miss spelled) range with its snowed peaks and other mountains. It still has the buzzing feel of India but much much softer and friendly. It has good food (love the momo= dumplings) a very nice botanical garden, and many monasteries to visit around.

We are heading for the mountains so I might be away for a while but will be back with great pictures.

2 days ago I listened for the first time to an awsome instrment, jaw open, total amazement I asked this guy what kind of an instrument is this wok- like thing. It's a Hang, invented by a few swiss guys about 5 years ago. They make only 200 a year and they have a selection process to define who gets to have one.

the sound made me feel like I was flying, it's so melodious you can't believe it's only one instrument doing all that.

Monday, October 8, 2007

Even before I arrived to India (2 days ago), I knew I would get the same questions everywhere: which country you from? what is your good name? you like India? which currency in your country? I am still answering the truth but I might start making up stories about myself pretty soon (although they probably still tell me nooo, you from Israel yes? I apparentlly look more and more Israeli by the minute).

I met Yael my good friend and we are now on the road, Rajastan now and going north soon.

We are in Pushkar to be specific, where you can find falafel, tahina and hummus in every second restaurant and where people in the street call me 'taltalim' (curls in hebrew).

Here's a few pics from Jaipur, the place with the most suicidal drivers I have ever seen and with the largest movie theater in India (where people clap and whistle when they like what's going on in the film) we watched a 3 hour film in Hindi and was fun, also from Amber fort.